Mitak' Oyasin

On the prairie— on the Great Plains
Before the highways and the long coal trains
Lived a people, with a kinship
Grandfather put them on this land in friendship
All family, blood through the veins
Of the people and the nations and the grasses and the rains
No «wilderness,» no fear…
Those indigenous nations still living right here—
Still livin' right here
Still livin' right here
Still livin' right here
Still livin' right here
A hundred policies made, tried to take em
A hundred treaties signed, just to break em
They stand together for the sake of the water
All the seventh generation grandsons and granddaughters
It can seem lonely—they're not alone
Singing prayers for the spirits of the ones who passed on
Open your eyes to the beauty that you’re crossing
Learn how to walk in Mitak' Oyasin.
Mitak' Oyasin
Mitak' Oyasin
Mitakuye Oyasin
Mitak' Oyasin
On the prairie— on the Great Plains
Before the highways and the long coal trains
Lived a people, with a kinship
Grandfather put them on this land in friendship
All family, blood through the veins
Of the people and the nations and the grasses and the rains
No «wilderness,» no fear…
Those indigenous nations still living right here—
Still livin' right here
Still livin' right here
Still livin' right here
Still livin' right here
A hundred policies made, tried to take em
A hundred treaties signed, just to break em
They stand together for the sake of the water
All the seventh generation grandsons and granddaughters
It can seem lonely—they're not alone
Singing prayers for the spirits of the ones who passed on
Open your eyes to the beauty that you’re crossing
Learn how to walk in Mitak' Oyasin.
Mitak' Oyasin
Mitak' Oyasin
Mitakuye Oyasin
Mitak' Oyasin